The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 293

After work, Ronan came upstairs to see Cordelia. He frowned slightly at the sight of the soda on her desk.

"Another soda?" He asked.

"I felt like having one," Cordelia answered, alternating between her work and talking to Ronan.

Just as she was about to take the soda, Ronan swiped it away. "Why do you have to chime in on everything? From what I wear to what I drink, is there anything you don't meddle in?" Cordelia abruptly looked up and challenged him.

"So you're doing this to spite me?" Ronan questioned.

"I'm not spiting you. I just like soda."

Suddenly, the stern expression on Ronan's face softened. "Go ahead, drink it."

His unexpected response left Cordelia puzzled. Was he not interfering anymore? With him backing off, the rebellious thrill of drinking it was gone. She was like a child. When Ronan tried to control her, she rebelled. When he stopped, she found her rebellion pointless.

So what was he really up to?

Cordelia didn't manage to elicit the response she wanted from her testing. Instead, she felt quite uneasy.

"I'll wait for you here," Ronan said, settling down on a couch next to her in the office. He casually picked up a copy of the Audit Department's monthly report and began to read.

"We're having some problems with the audit. I'll take it home and think it over," Milana really knew how to read the room and decided to take the materials back home to work on.

With Milana gone, only Cordelia and Ronan were left in the office. Feeling uneasy, Cordelia wondered what Ronan was up to. Her mind was no longer on her work.

"Why aren't you drinking?" Ronan's gaze shifted from the report to Cordelia.

"I'm working. I don't have time."

Ronan chuckled knowingly. He guessed that Cordelia was drinking soda out of spite and to gauge his reaction, to see if he knew about the baby.

If the baby wasn't his, he wouldn't interfere. From this, Ronan was certain the baby was his. Why else would she try to provoke him?

She was playing games, and he would wait for her to admit it. Trying to outwit him? She was out of his league. He would wait for the day when Cordelia would tell him herself.

Cordelia finished her work and started packing up.